saas-bahu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सास-बहू (sās-bahū).

Noun

saas-bahu (uncountable)

(India, fiction) A genre of drama fiction concerning the relationship between the controlling evil mother of a husband (mother-in-law) and her dominated, downtrodden, meek daughter-in-law.

Related terms

saas (mother-in-law)
bahu (daughter-in-law)

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